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Chapter XI
READING THE NEWS. The next morning Old Jasper took up the story-paper and for a long time sat at the table, bending over it, reading laboriously. Not far away his wife sat, knitting and slowly rocking. Sometimes the old man's face would light up and then it would darken. "Shot fo' an' stobbed three," he read.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next morning Old Jasper took up the story-paper and for a long time sat at the table, bending over it, reading laboriously.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next morning Old Jasper took up the story-paper and for a long time sat at the table, bending over it, reading laboriously.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next morning Old Jasper took up the story-paper and for a long time sat at the table, bending over it, reading laboriously.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The next morning Old Jasper took up the story-paper and for a long time sat at the table, bending over it, reading laboriously.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sometimes the old man's face would light up and then it would darken.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next morning Old Jasper took up the story-paper and for a long time sat at the table, bending over it, reading laboriously.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next morning Old Jasper took up the story-paper and for a long time sat at the table, bending over it, reading laboriously.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Sometimes the old man's face would light up and then it would darken.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The next morning Old Jasper took up the story-paper and for a long time sat at the table, bending over it, reading laboriously.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Shot fo' an' stobbed three," he read.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next morning Old Jasper took up the story-paper and for a long time sat at the table, bending over it, reading laboriously.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The next morning Old Jasper took up the story-paper and for a long time sat at the table, bending over it, reading laboriously.
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From this reading Not far away his wife sat, knitting and slowly rocking.
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From this reading The next morning Old Jasper took up the story-paper and for a long time sat at the table, bending over it, reading laboriously.
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From this reading Sometimes the old man's face would light up and then it would darken.
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From this reading Sometimes the old man's face would light up and then it would darken.
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From this reading Not far away his wife sat, knitting and slowly rocking.
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From this reading "Shot fo' an' stobbed three," he read.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The next morning Old Jasper took up the story-paper and for a long time sat at the table, bending over it, reading laboriously.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Shot fo' an' stobbed three," he read.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Not far away his wife sat, knitting and slowly rocking.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The next morning Old Jasper took up the story-paper and for a long time sat at the table, bending over it, reading laboriously.
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From this reading The next morning Old Jasper took up the story-paper and for a long time sat at the table, bending over it, reading laboriously.
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From this reading Not far away his wife sat, knitting and slowly rocking.
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From this reading The next morning Old Jasper took up the story-paper and for a long time sat at the table, bending over it, reading laboriously.
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From this reading Sometimes the old man's face would light up and then it would darken.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Old Jasper took up the story-paper and for a long time sat at the table, bending over it, reading laboriously.
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From this reading Sometimes the old man's face would light up and then it would darken.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Old Jasper took up the story-paper and for a long time sat at the table, bending over it, reading laboriously.
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From this reading READING THE NEWS.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Old Jasper took up the story-paper and for a long time sat at the table, bending over it, reading laboriously.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not far away his wife sat, knitting and slowly rocking.
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From this reading The next morning Old Jasper took up the story-paper and for a long time sat at the table, bending over it, reading laboriously.
above and across; more than
From this reading The next morning Old Jasper took up the story-paper and for a long time sat at the table, bending over it, reading laboriously.
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From this reading "Shot fo' an' stobbed three," he read.
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From this reading READING THE NEWS.
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From this reading Not far away his wife sat, knitting and slowly rocking.
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From this reading The next morning Old Jasper took up the story-paper and for a long time sat at the table, bending over it, reading laboriously.
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From this reading "Shot fo' an' stobbed three," he read.
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From this reading Not far away his wife sat, knitting and slowly rocking.
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From this reading Sometimes the old man's face would light up and then it would darken.
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From this reading "Shot fo' an' stobbed three," he read.
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From this reading The next morning Old Jasper took up the story-paper and for a long time sat at the table, bending over it, reading laboriously.
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From this reading The next morning Old Jasper took up the story-paper and for a long time sat at the table, bending over it, reading laboriously.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading READING THE NEWS.
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From this reading Sometimes the old man's face would light up and then it would darken.
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From this reading "Shot fo' an' stobbed three," he read.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Old Jasper took up the story-paper and for a long time sat at the table, bending over it, reading laboriously.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Old Jasper took up the story-paper and for a long time sat at the table, bending over it, reading laboriously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next morning Old Jasper took up the story-paper and for a long time sat at the table, bending over it, reading laboriously.
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From this reading Not far away his wife sat, knitting and slowly rocking.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sometimes the old man's face would light up and then it would darken.
